Meat saw



Sept. 4, I1934. c. A. LAEMMEL MEAT SAW INVENTOR ORN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 19. 1933 Patented Sept. 4, 1934 Charlesjl Laemmel," lurooklyn, N. Atlantic- Service Company,

assignori v Inc., Brooklyn, 1

l Y.,a corporation of New `Yorl-rf Y Applicationfmnuar 19, '1933, serial No. 652,472

' '4 Claim'.A "(01."nsf-.1087) This invention relates tov sawsand is particu.- larly adaptable to meat saws and has for an object to provide an improved attachment .for saw blades to a saw frame anda further object of the invention is to provide handles for sawsmade "from moulded material and which may be moulded hollow and also with areinforcing member.. Other objects of the invention Vreside inthedetailsv of construction as more particularly described inthe following specifications and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, selected to show 'oneform of the inventiomand in which: -w t Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a form of meat saw embodying my inventionan'd infwhicha portion of the handle-is broken away to show the internal construction; y n

Fig-3 is a cross section on line 3+3,=.Fig.`1,"showV ing the eccentric attachmentfor the -saw blade;

Fig. .4 is an endview on line 4-'4,'1E!ig.z1,'i-of:the attachment of the blade atfthe outer' end 'ofithe frame;

Fig'.5 is a detail, partly sectioned, of the attachment shown in Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a detail, partly sectioned, of the slot and cam in Fig. 3, for securing the blade to the frame.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section,

1 a moulded type of saw handle;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 7,

Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of another form of moulded saw handle, and

Fig. 10 is a cross section on line 10-1'0 of 1 Fig. 9.

Meat saws usually comprise a frame, a handle, and a saw blade. The blade is mounted in the frame so as to be readily removable for reconditioning purposes. It is attached to the frame through a slot arrangement and by a cam lock which maintains the blade in alignment and under tension. As the saw has to be frequently cleaned it is desirable to avoid projecting the loose parts as far as possible. With this end in View the slot in which the cam mechanism operates is attached to the frame by welding which forms in elevation, of

a smooth, regular surface with the frame andV avoids rivets and bolts. The outer endof the saw blade passes through a slot in the frame and is held in position by a toe-piece which is pivoted to the frame and which engages both sides of the frame when in the locked position to prevent the members of the frame from spreading.

Instead of the customary wood handle, the present invention contemplates the use of a handle experimentingthat a particular type'of v moulded from hard' rubber orother plastic material and which has the advantage of lightness andelasticity, in addition to providing sanitary handle which is easily cleaned. The preferredform of the'handle is made in a pressure mouldl,infwhich, by the agency of steam, hydrauwhichmay be lic or otherpressure, the material is forced around the walls of the mould,-leaving the interior hollow, resulting ina handle which is light, durable, and which possesses a certaindegree of resiliency in use. The moulded handle also permits the use of a'reinforcing member embodied in the mould and which may be includedin the attachment to the sawframe' 'It haslbeen found, after considerable grip and a particular angle (of the grip relative to the saw frame, as hereinafter described, can be used with the greatest facility in'sawing meat. 1 In the-drawings', "11' is the saw frame,.12 is the handle-andl is thesaw blade;V the frame is secured to the vertical end ofthe saw'frameby the scrws'l." `Theiou'ter end of the `saw frame 16 is provided with thet'oeapiece 1'7 which engages an aperture in theend' of blade-13' to hold the blade inthe slot.Y This construction will be understood from the detailed drawings, Figs. 4 and 5. The frame 16 is slotted at 20 and notched at 19 so that the toe-piece 17', which is pivoted tothe frame at 18 and is provided with a rightangle bend 21 arranged to align with the notch 19 and upon which the blade 13 is threaded, securely holds the blade in the slot 20.v It will be noted that the end 22 of the toe-piece engages the opposite side of the frame 16 from the portion 17. This prevents the jaws forming slot 20 from spreading. By extending the end 22 in the same direction as the portion 17 the toe-piece is thereby usable on either side of frame 16.

The end of the frame 14 has welded thereto at 27 the member 25 which is formed from sheet stock with the edges abutting elongated slot for the sliding member 29. The welded attachment at 27 secures the sides of the slot where they abut at 26 and forms a curved attachment to the frame 14 which is easily kept clean. `The sliding member 29 has a stud 30 engaging a hole in the saw blade 13, the end of the saw blade projecting into the slot 25 and centerthe frame as shown. A slot 28 is provided ing on in theY lower edge of 25 through which the saw teeth project. A tang 31, on the end of 29, passes through a washer 32, and by means of bolt 33 at 26 to form the connects with thecam or eccentric 34 which bears against washer 32 and which is provided with a socket 35 in which a tool is placed for operating mately 120".

e i handles:,of the under `cut type.

the cam. This forms a quick and convenient means for changing saw blades.

'I'he saw handle, Fig. '7, is provided with a slot 42 for securing to the frame 14 by the usual screws 15. In order to obtain a rigid seating between the saw frame and the saw handle, pads 41 are provided at the top and bottom of the slots in the moulded handle and vwhich bear .snugly against the saw frame. The interior of the handle is open as indicatedl at 43, leaving a wall forming the contourof the handle. This construction is readily understood in the moulding of vulcanized rubber products and it is possible by this moulding process, to make the composition somewhat softer and less brittle asindicated 'by :the shading at 44 on the horns of the handle. This has the advantage of preventing chippingL ofthe handle at these points. v

In the modification shown in Figs. 9 .and l10, .the handle is indicated as made from a solid moulding and is provided with: a reinforcing template '53 which may extend to the jaws 42 yso as Vto engage the kscrews attaching the handle to the frame.'V In order toavoid the possibility of .fracturing the .material at the jaws 42 by the attaching screws, a slotz51 is provided, terminating in 'a cylindrical groove 52 which kdistributes the strain of the clamp attachment. I

It will be observed from Fig. l that the grip portioniof thehand-lelZ is `rsubstantially straight and vparallel fand is not under cut'asindicated in dottedoutline atAv d. `It will also be Vobserved that the angle of thefgrip relative to the back o1' the sarvv, as indicatedsiby the lines Ya `and .b is .approxithe type-shawn is located-,approximately at c'.

'The straight grip of thehandle engages the Abail of the hand in such away that the operator has abetter control'of the 4saw. than ispossible'insaw Thesefsaws 'are used for.' cutting -on the: horizontal, ythey `arefalso used for cutting V'overhead and Afor cuttingbeluw the horizontal 'and after `considerable experimenting Tit has ybeen found that byplacing the grip kat fro- The center-...of gravity' of :a :saw vof tomofsaidjaw through substantially 120 to the back of the saw a handle could be made that would be satisfactory for sawing in any of these positions and that would not unduly fatigue the user. This construction enables a. single saw frame to be used for work that heretofore required two or more saw frames havingdiilerent shapedhandles.

The invention has been described in connection with meat saws but it is to be understood as applying to saws in general.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A saw comprising a, handle and a blade, said handle being moulded as an integral unit from vulcanized rubber, with the horns of the handle ymoulded softer than thebody of the handle, said -ha-ndle being :clamped to said blade.

2. A meat saw comprising a. frame, a handle and na saw bladeysaid handle being moulded from yieldable material and formed with clamping jaws for clamping to said frame, and having a slotterminating inA avgroove parallel with vthe base nf'said jaws'and `extending into ythe body fof said handle `from the'base `of said jaws and clamping means passing through ysaid jaws for securing .said blade ginwsaid jaws. v

.3. A 'saw comprising fa framega handle and :a saw blade, said handle being made with a jaw for clamping toy said frame and withpads at the base of sai-d jaw and with a slot kformed-inv the bottom of said ,jaw through said pads, .said slot terminating in a groove parallel with'the base of the jaw formed inthe body of .the handle vand clamping meanspassinglthrough said' jaw for secmfingrsafid blade in thejaw. 1 Y

4. Ahandle 1to1' Aa saw 'comprising a body with a grip and a jaw for clamping to thewsawsaid jawv having spaced `pads `formed integral with; the handle,v fmojecting outwardly 1 from the .bottom thereofY to fengagetheisayvand having afslot projecting into Ithe bUdy of the handle from the bot# saidpads andv parallel withthesdes nfzthe'aw. 1

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